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Yanmar 2 GM kill lever Lost at 12:31am 05.31.14 Engines and Propulsion 6/1562 New here and to sailing. I just purchased a 1981 33 great deal but with that comes work. The eng kil
1999 H380 owners manual needed planoron at 7:34pm 05.30.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/734 Hello All, We have purchased a 99 Hunter 380 and do not have an owners manual. I have looked onl
More for the fail file (2) dparilla at 6:03pm 05.30.14 Musings With Maine Sail 0/1127 Got a call today about an engine that was "surging" One quick look at the alternator regulator (a b
parts for hunter 23.5 djpryor at 4:34pm 05.30.14 Smaller Boats 13/1357 Hello everyone, I currently have a 1995 hunter 23.5 At the time I purchased the boat it was without
Confused in Atlanta MCQMGA at 4:33pm 05.30.14 Day Sailers 6/1452 Guys, I am a sunfish sailor /Beginner. I am looking at buying an Oday 17 ft daysailer - I am also co
Amazing Yanmar 2 GM Nelsonhow at 4:22pm 05.30.14 Engines and Propulsion 4/1130 If any of you follow this site you'll know I posted last fall About whitish smoke and a loss of powe
Electric winch for swing keel, how to use alfreddiaz at 11:52am 05.30.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1990 I bought my first sailboat, a Catalina 25 Swing Keel. As the title states, it has an electric winch.
Pedestal base corrosion (1) Jim Seamans at 10:40am 05.30.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1336 The powder coating on my pedestal base is flaking off. Called Lewmar and they suggest taking it apar
Battens? Hydro Therapy at 10:35am 05.30.14 Ask An Oday Owner 5/732 This is my first year docking the boat. It's also the first year I used a sail cover on the main sai
Charging with Engine Alternator dpaquin at 10:16am 05.30.14 Big Boats 15/3953 I don't quite understand how the engine alternator charges the batteries on my 42 Hunter with the op
First 375 Backstay Adjuster Dave Stromquist at 8:20am 05.30.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/721 I need to grease my winch handle operated backstay adjuster and cannot locate a manufacturer I.D. on
Cannot Remove Bolts on Cockpit Seat Hunter 260 jimfrankelly at 7:05am 05.30.14 Smaller Boats 3/1505 I need to replace the hinges on the port seat of my 2002 Hunter 270 (same as Hunter 260). The bolts
Hunter 260 Mast Rake vs Newer Hunters jimfrankelly at 6:56am 05.30.14 Smaller Boats 5/1375 I have used a level to check the mast rake on my 2002 Hunter 270 (the lead keel version of the Hunte
smartpilot clutch lever dlewis812 at 6:35am 05.30.14 Ask All Sailors 20/6295 after engaging the autopilot the clutch lever will not stay in gear (flips right up once auto is eng
Autopilot wireless remote TropicalSeattle at 6:17am 05.30.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1198 Does anyone know: - why simrad discontinued their VHF/autopilot remote WR20? - if there is any alter
Refinishing Wooden Spreaders captainmurph at 6:09am 05.30.14 Ask All Sailors 10/2776 Since I'm doing a bit of mast down rigging and replacing wiring/antenna, I have my wooden spreaders
whether to winter-charge AGM batteries? MitchM at 5:18am 05.30.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1187 In May 2012, we invested in 2 expensive Lifeline XT31's (135 aH each) as house batteries. I
Webasto diesel pick-up installation suttonski at 4:04am 05.30.14 Ask All Sailors 5/2477 Hi, I am installing a Webasto AirTop 3900 heater on my Beneteau 361 and would like to find out how t
Diesel pick-up for Webasto heater on 361 suttonski at 4:02am 05.30.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/747 Hi, I am installing a Webasto AirTop 3900 heater on my 361 and would like to find out how to install
Moving along with "The Big Move" braol at 12:27am 05.30.14 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1324 So my move from Okinawa, Japan to the Great Lakes Naval Station is moving into high-gear. My boat,

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Happy 247th Birthday, U.S. Navy!!! JamesG161 at 10:52am 10.14.22 US Navy, official transportation for the United States Marines for 247 years. And a quote, just f
Raymarine electronics hookup help Johann at 10:43am 10.14.22 Ok guys I thing we are all on the same page here and I am a lot further ahead. One other thing, and
Happy 247th Birthday, U.S. Navy!!! JamesG161 at 10:35am 10.14.22 John Paul Jones. Yes on a few of them. Count down the list for the row number of quote then I can
Happy 247th Birthday, U.S. Navy!!! kappykaplan at 10:24am 10.14.22 John Paul Jones. :beer:
Gel Coat Spider. Bill Groves at 10:10am 10.14.22 Thanks for the insight.
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. rgranger at 9:57am 10.14.22 That looks like a fairly substantial tang. I'm going with a stay for a spinnaker.
Constant refilling of seawater in holding tank JamesG161 at 9:55am 10.14.22 Any ideas on the cause and the fix? Your sea cock ball valve is not shutting off. It may appear t
Happy 247th Birthday, U.S. Navy!!! JamesG161 at 9:52am 10.14.22 A few memorable Naval quotes Anyone want to guess who made those Quotes? Ensign Jim...
Constant refilling of seawater in holding tank Ralph Johnstone at 9:45am 10.14.22 Recent post on exactly this problem. Do a search. The macerator act as a check valve but is now le
Loading boat on trailer (2) abouttime at 9:41am 10.14.22 Here are a couple of photos. Draft is 2 feet.
Gel Coat Spider. Ralph Johnstone at 9:40am 10.14.22 If you can walk and chew gum at the same time, you can repair spider cracks. All except for the for
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. (1) Tb0n3 at 9:31am 10.14.22 This is why I was trying to avoid m.aking any more assumptions. Completely misremembered what the pi
Rig on Legend 35.5 replacement jssailem at 8:29am 10.14.22 many longer masts were done that way from the factory :plus:
Winter Cover Parsons at 8:26am 10.14.22 I have no experience not covering boats through winters, but when I looked around my Michigan storag
Typical weather kloudie1 at 8:22am 10.14.22 Of the 9 named storms so far this year, only 4 would have been named in years past. NWS seems to be
Loading boat on trailer (2) Leeward Rail at 7:54am 10.14.22 I have to back part way in, get the keel aligned in the keel tray with the boat only partially on t
Winter Cover (2) Tally Ho at 7:34am 10.14.22
Loading boat on trailer JBP-PA at 7:24am 10.14.22 To retrieve my boat, I cannot back as far as launching it. I have to back part way in, get the keel
Typical weather BigEasy at 7:08am 10.14.22
Small fin ahead of rudder? Baby skeg? RoyS at 7:03am 10.14.22 Many boats built during the wing keel fad era had rudders that were lower in the water than the keel

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